Railway-car



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

G. H. NEWBURY.

RAILWAY GAR- I No. 514,332. Patented Feb. 6 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES II. NEWBURY, or sr. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

RAILWAY-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,332, dated February6, 1894.

Application filedll'ovember 23. 1893. Serial No. 491-773. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, OnAnLEs H. NEWBUEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State ofMinnesota,have invented new and useful ImprovementsinRailway-Oars,ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in the construction ofrailway-cars, and particularly that class or type of cars employed uponstreet railways.

It is the purpose of my said invention to provide a novel constructionand combination of parts whereby a summer-car may be readily and quicklyconverted into a wintercar, or closed car, and vice versa, withoutdismantling the structure or requiring material changes therein.

It is a further purpose of my said inven tion to provide a car whichshall be convertible into either a closed winter-car, or an opensummer-car, said car having, in its latter form, a protective strip uponeach side to prevent smallchildren from falling out and guard againstthe loss of packages, said'strips forming a permanent portion of the carunder both forms.

The said invention consists, to the ends specified, in the several novelfeatures of construction and new combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter fully explained and then particularly pointed out in theclaims which form part of this specification.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my saidinvention pertains tofully understand and to make, construct, and use the same, I will nowproceed to describe said invention in detail, reference being bad, forthis purpose, to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, is aside elevation of a railwaycar constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2, is a transverse, vertical section of the parts shownin Fig. 1. Fig. 3', is a horizontal section of one end of the car,showing the construction by which it is converted into a closed, orvestibuled car, and the grip-man, or motor-man, separated from thepassengers, and protected from the inclemency of the weather. Fig. 4, isa longitudinal, vertical section, showing more fully the constructionand arrangement of the window-sections.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 indicates the floor of thecar, which is constructed and combined with the running-gear in theordinary manner. Rising from the flooring, at or near the sides thereof,and at suitable intervals, are posts 2, which extend upward to, ornearly to, the roof, where they unite with and support overhead, archedbeams, or rafters 3, on which rests the roof 4, the latter beingcomposed of metal, or other suitable material, and its ends beingrounded ed to conform, substantially to the extremities of the flooring1.

From the flooring 1, upon the exterior of the posts 2', rise protectivestrips 5, extending upward a foot, or more, and furnishing a safeguardagainst the escape of packages placed upon the floor, between the seats,as well as against the falling of young children from the car.

The risers, or posts 2, are grooved, or rabbeted upon both outer edges,as shown by the reference-numeral 6, said rabbets extending from the topframes 7 to a point below the upper edges of the protective strips 5.These grooves, or rabbets, receive the parallel, vertical members 8 ofthe window-sections 9. Each of these window-sections is composed of thetwo parallel members 8, already referred to, which unite with and extendbeyond an upper and lower member 10. The four parts indicated by saidreference-numerals 9 and 10, constitute, practically, the inner casingof the window proper, upon the exterior of which are arranged twohorizontal strips 12, extending, respectively, above and below the upperand lower members 10, and two vertical strips 13 which project beyondthe inner edges of the vertical members 9. The upper horizontal strip 12abuts against the edge of a Hat strip 14, which extends along the outerends of the beams,'or rafters 3, and it is held in position, againstoutward displacement, by an outer strip, or plate 15, mounted upon thestrip 14: and dropping slightly below the lower edge of the same. Thelower edge of the lower horizontal strip 12 abuts upon, orcloselyapproaches the upper edge of the protective strip 5, below whichthe ends of the vertical members 8 extend, upon the inside, therebypreventing outward displacement of the win- (low.

The strip, or plate 15, is detachable, in order that the window sectionsmay be removed and replaced. It is secured in place by screws, or othersuitable fastenings, and its upper edge lies beneath the projecting edgeof the roof 16, which extends laterally far enough to carry the rain anddrip from the roof over said edge.

The ends of the car are inclosed by windowsections 17, havingsubstantially'the same construction as those used upon the sides of thecar, and by sliding doors 18, of any ordinary, or preferredconstruction. The platform space, occupied by the motor-man, orengineer, is also inclosed in front by means of sliding doors 19,admission to the car being obtained by means of steps at the sides ofthe curved ends of the car platform 1.

By my invention I provide a car of simple and economical construction,which may be readily and quickly converted into a closed car, for winteruse, or into an open car, for summer, thereby avoiding the necessity ofkeeping on hand and idle, a quantity of rolling-stock equal to that inuse, and requiring a large inclosed area, or car house, for its storage.

Between the vertical strips 13, which overlap upon the outer faces ofthe posts 2, I interpose rubber-strips 20, which afford a protectionagainst the entrance of air and moisture. These rubber strips areextended down- ,ward as far as the edges of the protective strips 5, andupward as far as the edges of the strips 14. Similar strips 20 are alsointerposed between the lower edges of the strips 12 and the upper edgesof the protective strips 5, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

What I claim is 1. In an interchangeable summer or winter car, thecombination with posts, or risers, upon the sides having protectingstrips at the bottom and strips, or plates, at the top, ofwindow-sections having parallel vertical members which engage rabbets inthe outer angles of said posts and extend below the upper edges of theprotective strips, and detachable strips, or plates, arranged beneaththe projecting edges of the roof and overlapping the upper edges of thewindow-sections,substantially as described.

2. In an interchangeable summer or winter car, the combination withposts or risers and with protective strips rising from the car-floor, orplatform, on the outer side of said posts and forming a permanentportion of the structure, of removable window-sections filling the spacebetween the upper edges of said protective strips and the upper portionof the sides of the car, substantially as described.

3. In an interchangeable summer or winter car, the combination withposts, or risers, extending from the floor to the beams of the roof, ofprotective strips rising above the floor upon the outside of the posts,removable and replaceable window-sections each comprising two verticalmembers lying in rabbets in the posts and extending below the edges ofthe protective strips and having broad outer strips upon the four sides,of detachable strips or plates arranged beneath the laterally projectingedges of the car-roof and having their lower edges overlapped upon theupper edges of the said window-sections, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES H. NEWBURY.

